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| | ARTHROPODA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | Arthropoda means jointed leg, and refers to the jointed chitinous exoskeleton that is the hallmark of the most diverse phylum, with over 500,000 species. |
 | | The Phylum Arthropoda consists three great groups: 1) the Superclass Crustacea, which includes shrimp, lobsters, isopods, and many other classes; 2) the Superclass Unirami, which includes the millipedes (and relatives, and the insects; and 3) the Chelicerata, which includes the horseshoe crabs, the scorpions, and the spiders, among others. |
 | | The Crustacea are mostly aquatic, the Unirami mostly terrestrial, and the Chelicerata, is split between marine and terrestrial forms. |
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